Psychiatrists Career, Salary and Skills
Psychiatrists have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $281,870 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 27,980. Wage data is published for 146 locations.
Occupation description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.
O*NET code
29-1223.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$281,870
Hourly median
$135.51
Employment
27,980
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$84,060
10th
$154,150
25th
$281,870
Median
$362,740
75th
$446,520
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.75 | 5.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.38 | 4.75 |
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Monitoring | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Service Orientation | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | 3.88 | 4.25 |
Typical tasks
- Counsel outpatients or other patients during office visits.
- Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals.
- Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
- Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.
- Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.
- Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
- Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment.
Technology
- ADL Data Systems OptimumClinicals Electronic Health Record
- Advantage Software Psych Advantage
- Allscripts Sunrise
- Blumenthal Software PBSW24
- Cerner ProFile
- Computer Assisted Diagnostic Interview CADI software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Epic EpicCare Inpatient Clinical System
- Epic Systems
- FifthWalk BillingTracker Pro
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- ICANotes
- Integrated Systems Management OmniMD
Psychiatrists salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Psychiatrists Salary in CAMedian $353,500 · Employment 5,420
- Psychiatrists Salary in New York, NYMedian $249,130 · Employment 4,180
- Psychiatrists Salary in NYMedian $265,890 · Employment 4,130
- Psychiatrists Salary in FLMedian $316,200 · Employment 1,930
- Psychiatrists Salary in TXMedian $228,460 · Employment 1,690
- Psychiatrists Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $370,510 · Employment 1,610
- Psychiatrists Salary in NJMedian $194,070 · Employment 1,290
- Psychiatrists Salary in ILMedian $258,740 · Employment 870
- Psychiatrists Salary in PAMedian $278,970 · Employment 830
- Psychiatrists Salary in Miami, FLMedian $403,430 · Employment 720
- Psychiatrists Salary in OHMedian $244,990 · Employment 690
- Psychiatrists Salary in Philadelphia, PAMedian $279,410 · Employment 640
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.